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LASTING MAGHINE.

No. 418,699. Patented Janv. 7, 1890.

` UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE, 1

vHENRY WV. DEAN, OF NORRISTOWN, ASSIGNOR OF PART TO JOHN MUNDELL, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA, SIMON A. BUTLER, OF BOSTON, AND EMMA F. LOTIIROP AND JOSEPH HERBERT BOVEN, BOTH OF LYNN,

MASSACHUSETTS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 418,699, dated January '7, 1890.

Application led August 29, 1889. Serial No. 322,284. (No model.)

To all whom, Vit may concern,.-

Be it knownl thatv I, HENRY WELLINGTON DEAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Norristown, in the county of Montgomery 5 and State of Pennsylvania, have invented new and useful, Improvements Vin Combined Lasting and Tacking Machines, of which the following is a specification. v

In an application for a patent executed by lo me December 2l, 1.888, for improvements in lastingmachines, I have shown, described, and claimed certain automatically-operating mechanisms or devices and combinations of mechanisms or devices which go to make a lasting machine adapted for hand-tacking, and in whichr the operator by his foot so controls a treadle-stop and releasing mechanism as to cause the lasting mechanism to operate in succession in its various functions of propy2O erly placing and holding the shoe-upper upon thelast for the operator to place and to drive the tacks by his hands, and then by his foot and treadle connections to effect the release of the lasting mechanisms in the same successiveorder in which they were broughtinto action. i l

In an application for a patent executed by me December 21, 1888, I have shown, "described, and claimed certain mechanisms or devices andcombina'tions of mechanisms or devices which go to produce a pneumatic JLacking machine, in which a tack driving head is suspended by a flexiblel tack-feeding tube from a horizontal swinging tack-feeding head for universal movement in the hands of the operator for use with a lasting-jack, and in which the operator by his hands controls both the placing and the driving of the, tack by moving the 'tack-driving head and releasing the air, under compression as the driving.- power. a

, The expense of separate operators and power attachments for these separate and distinct` machines I found to be an important disadvantage in an economic sense, and to overcome this serious objection to the expense of separate machines I have combined these two separate and distinct machines in one organization compact and complete for lasting and for tacking the shoe expeditiously, and 5'0 by one operator controlling the lasting mechanisms of the machine by his foot vand the tacking mechanism of the machine by `his hands, the combined machine being operated In the new malported in position centrally over the top of the lasting part, so as to be conveniently manipulated directly overvand around the lasted shoe while tacking the upper to the inner sole.

In my new machine t-he power-driven shaft operates thelastin g mechanisms ordevices, the air-pump, and the tack-feeding mechanisms or devices, and the operation ofv these several things is controlled. in harmony and co-opera- 7o tion by means of a treadle stopping andstarting mechanism and a suitable clutch-connection with the driven pulley.

The importance and utility of my invention are enhanced to the extent of saving the expense of one operator; of doing the work of the two separate machines in about half the time, thereby greatly increasing the proiit of the single machine over the independent machines.

My new machine saves the room which would be occupied by a separate machine,

and also saves the expense of the power whichwould be required to operate said separate machine. Y 85 My new machine also saves the expense of the separate base-frame which would be necessary for the pneumatic tacker in its use as an independent machine.

In my new machine the power-driven shaft constantly operates tov supply and store the power which serves to drive the tacks, while` at the saine time it' lis connected with and serves to operate the lasting mechanism, so that the operation of the machine is thereby 95 Vrendered practically continuous in the separate branches of the work to produce a unitary result, in which the several parts are arranged to operate iii positions convenient for the eyes, the hands, and the feet of the operator to subserve a common end, in which the operation of all the parts tends to bring the two machines together to produce a result which they could not accomplish by their independent and disconnected action. In this new combination I have made the operative relation of the tacking part of the machine to the lasting part and the manner of connecting the two part-s to tliepower from which both are placed under the control of one operator convenient and compact as a single inerchaiitable article of manufacture.

The accompanying drawings illustrate my new tacker and laster as a combined niachine, and as these machines, separately considered, are described and shown as to their separate structure, organization, and operation in my said application, itis deemed only necessary to exhibit so much of these machiiies as shows my invention in their conibination and the means which effect their cooperation, in the continuous operation of which the operator uses his foot to control one part of such continuous operation and his hands to control the other part of such continuous operation effected from one shaft which connects both.

Referring to the drawings, Figure l is an end elevation of my combined automaticallyoperated lasting and pneumatic tacking-niachine. Fig. 2 is a rear elevation of the saine. Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the lower portion of the machine, and Fig. t is a partly sectional front elevation of the same. Fig. 5 shows a sectional detail view of the connection of the hand-lever with the gear that engages tlie rack which operates the heel and toe clamping carriages of the lasting part of the machine. Fig. G shows the gear-wheel on the end of the caiii-sliaft to particularly illustrate the notched annular rim that cngages with the stop-dog device ot' the treadleconnections of the machine. Fig. 7 is a vertical central section of the pneumatic tackdriviiig head, showing the hand-valve-contiolled tack-driving pin. Fig. S is a vertical section of the liaiid-liolding part of the exhaust-passage; and Fig. 9 is a vertical central section of the hand part of the tack-driving head, showing the tack-passage junction with the tack-driver passage.

A suitable frame A is constructed of such forni and size as will support the working parts of the combined machine.

Referring to the lasting part of the ina chine, it will be understood that any suitable automatically-lasting devices or mechanisms may be used, but I prefer to use those shown and described in my said application, and which it is deemed unnecessary to show or describe in detail herein.

Referring tothe tacking part of the inachine, it will be understood that any suitable .S is the tack-containing hopper.

pneumatic tacking device or mechanism may be employed, so long as it has a universallymovable tack-driving head suspended centrally over the lasting part of the machine, and is operated by the same power and is controlled by the same operator in the organized machine.

Considering, therefore, the lasting part of the machine and the automatic operating and controlling mechanism therefor, let B, Fig. 4, designate the jack for supporting the last, and C C the heel and the toe clamping carriages, which maybe provided with any suitable clainping and crimping mechanism.

D is the cam shaft, and E E are cams splined thereon, of like construction, but formed as rights and lefts and adapted to slide freely upon said shaft, to rotate with it, and to operate, respectively, the toe and heel clamping mechanisms, as in my said application.

The heel and toe clamping carriages are mounted in suitable guides at the top of the frame, and are operated toward and from the last by means of rack-bars F F, attached one to each carriage and arranged to engage with a pinion G, secured upon a stud G', rotatingly mounted in bearings in the side wall of the machine, as seen in Figs. 3 and 5. This pinion is operated by a hand-lever H, so as to give a uniform reciprocating movement in opposite directions to the rack-bars andf through them to the carriages to carry the heel and the toe clamps toward and from the last. Provision is made for locking said clamps upon the last by means of a gage l, secured upon the frame in the path ot' the said han d-lever, which latter, for this purpose, is provided with a spriiig-catoli.

J is a toe-rest, and K is a pivoted toe-clamp. L are the side wipers, and M are the side lasting-fingers, which are mounted upon side carriages N. All these lasting parts in their construction and connection aie operated by cams on the cam-shaft, as set forth in my said application.

The forin and disposition of the cams are suoli as to automatically operate and maintain the several lasting devices in positions to hold the upper upon the last and upon the inner sole d uring the operation of tacking the upper to the inner sole, and in these positions of the lasting devices the machine is locked out of action during the tacking of the upper all round its edges to the sole by means controlled by the treadle, which I will presently describe.

Considering now the pneumatic tacking part of the machine and the automatic operating and controlling mechanism therefor, let P designate the universally-movable tackdr'iviiig head. Q is the flexible tack-feeding tube by which the said tack-driving head is suspended. R is tli'e tack-feeding conduit. T is the air-pump, and U is the reservoir for compressed air. All of these parts are as set fort-li iii my said application as to their par- TOO IIO

ticular construction and operation, and their combination with y the lasting-machine I will now describe in connection with the continuswing andmanipulate this tack-driving headl to place its tack-delivering nozzle P at any particular point where the tack is to be driven all around the edge of the upper and drive the tacks by releasing a charge of compressed air to drive down the tack-driver P2, carried within said head. I

The head-supporting standard is hollow and within issupported va shaft Y, which vhas a bevel-pinion ay on its upper end, which gears with abevel-gear b of the tack-containing hopper. The lower end of th-is shaft has a bevel-pinionc, Which gears with a bevel-pinion d, mounted in a bracket at the rear side of the frame. This pinion (lis driven from the Amain driving-shaft e of the machine by a sprocket-chain connection f, whereby the revolving tack :containing hopper is operated. This main driving -shaft also connects with and operates the air-pump by means of a pinion g, which engages with a pinion h on a short shaft, which, `by meansv of a crank pin h', connects with and operates thefpiston of said air-pump, which supplies air to the storagecylinder by a connectingpipe t. The storage-cylinder connectspby a flexible tube j vwith the suspended tack-drivin g head, within which the delivery of the air-charge is controlled by means of a hand-operated valve j',

Fig. 7,while the air-pump T also connects with said tack-driving head by a suction-pipe k, Fig. 2, so` that the air-power to drive the tack is produced and maintained bythe operation of the main shaft e, which operates the lasting mechanism. The tack driving head is composed of a tubular -harid part 2, by which -it is grasped and controlled inthe operation of tacking, and which contains the tack-passage 3, theftack-driver passage 4, the detent 5 for the tack, and a passage 6, Fig. 8, for exhausting the air from the tackdriver passage 3. This head partis surmonnted by a tack-driving piston 7, contained inv a cylinyder and operated bythe aircharge by the Valve j, controlled by the Vhand-lever 9. In

this operation the operator holds the tackdriving head in his hands and places its delivery-nipple P at the point he wishes to drive the tack, and depressing the spring-controlled lever 9 operates the valvej, so that `the power is appliedV to the machine. this shaft e is a pinion Z, which gears with a vwill always be fed in position. to receive the driver P2 by the action of an air-charge under pressure let out at intervals.

It will be understood that when the shoe is being las-ted the pump is operated to maintain the air in the reservoir under the proper compression, the reservoir being provided with a suitable pressuregage and safetyvalve. f

Having thus described means and the operation for producing the air-power to drive the tacks in a machine in which the operation of both lasting and tackingis rendered automatically successive, I will now describe the means and the operation whereby such successive operations are rendered continuous by' one and the same operator.

u Mounted in the bearings at'the rear side of the machine is the driving-shaft e, having upon one end a loose band-wheel z, by which- Upon wheel m, fixed on the end of the cam-shaft 'D,.at the outer side of the end of the frame.

Between the pinionZand the band-wheel .ais a clutch n, the sliding part of which is con- .nected to and slides with the band-wheel and is also connected with a clutch-armp, mounted in a bracket q on the side of the frame, and` `having a horizontal branch r, making a bell- IOO crank lever, which, by means' of a link S,I1`ig. Y

4,'is coupled with a treadle t, which is connected to a tie-rod u at the rear side of the frame. On the inner face of the cam-shaft gear-wheel m is fixed an annular rim fu, having circumferential notches or shoulders w, Fig. 6, suitably disposed to control the several s tops'in the operation of the machine in unison with the action of the cams to operate the lasting devices. A slide as is arranged vertically in suitable coniining-guideways at the inner side of the end frame, and is providedwith a horizontally-projecting stop-dog y, adapted to ride upon the circumference of the annular rim n of the gear-wheel 'm and lto be forced into the notches w of said rim nected to the end of said arm and to the` frame. 'In Fig. 6 I have shown the notchedV rim and the notches therein as being beveled at their ends approaching the dog, so that in stopping the machine the dog will enter the IIO notch and in starting the machine the dog is withdrawn by the treadle clear of the shoulder of the notch.

The machine being at rest and all the lasting parts open, the last with the upper and the inner sole is placed upon the heel-pin of the jack B, and the operator clamps the last by closing thereon the clalnps of the heel and toe carriages by means of the hand-lever H, and thus firmly clamps the lastin position and locks the carriages by the action of the hand-lever and its spring-pin in the fixed gage. During this operation the machine is locked ont of power by the stopdogy. The operator then depresses the treadle t, which withdraws the stop-dog y from the notch l0, engages the clutch n, and the machine starts. The cams now act to operate the variouslasting devices in succession and complete the lasting of the shoe during the operation of the machine from the notch l0 to the notch 11 in Fig. 6. At this point the automatic stop-dog y is brought into action by sliding into the notch ll in the annular rim, which stops and locks the machine out of action. The upper is now ready to be fastened to the inner sole, and the operator taking hold of the suspended tack-driving head places its nozzle end at thepoints to drive the tacks all around the edges of the upper, using the compressed air which the machine had stored as the driving-power. The tacking being tinished, the operator, then placing his foot upon Vthe treadle, starts the machine, in the operation of which the lasting devices are released, and the machine is again brought to its normal position and locked by the stop-dog in the notch l0 for the removal of the lasted shoe, and the work is continued as at first, the machine lasting the upper, supplying and dr-v ing the tacks, and furnishing the air-power as such driver, all from one lnain driving-shaft, all under the control of one operator, using his feet to control one part, his hands to control j chine, the combination, with the main frame another part, and his eyes to direct the airdriven tacks, the operation of all the parts commencing and ending as he may direct with his feet, with his hands, and with his eyes, using the machine as a single structure.

Having thus fully described the construction and combination or arrangement of the several parts of my improved combined lasting and tacking machine, its operation, and advantages, what I claim as new is l. In a combined lasting and tacking machine, the combination, -with lasting mechanism, of the drive-shaft, a clutch-shaft mechanism for connecting and disconnecting said driveshaft and lasting mechanism, a treadle connected to said clutch mechanism, an air pump and reservoir having a supply-connection with a suspended tack-drivin g head, and suitable gearing connecting the pump-piston with the clutch-shaft and the drive-shaft, whereby the revolution of the drive-shaft is caused to store the pneumatic power for driving the tacks and to simultaneously operate the lasting mechanism, substantially as described. v

2. In a combined lasting and tacking machine, the combination, with lasting mechanism, of the driveshaft, a clutch-shaft mechanism for connecting and disconnecting said drive-shaft and lasting mechanisms, a treadle connected to said clutch mechanism, a tack feeding mechanism, suitable gearing for connecting it With said drive-shaft, an air pump and reservoir having a supplyconnection with a suspended tack-driving head, and suitable gearing connecting the pump-piston with the clutch-shaft and the drive-shaft-, whereby the pneumatic power-storing mechanism for driving the tacks, the mechanism for lasting the upper, and the mechanism for feeding the tacks are all operated conjointly from the drive-shaft, substantially as described.

3. In a combined lasting and tacking machine, the combination, with the main frame and the revolving drive-shaft journaled in said frame, of the lasting mechanism, the cam-shaft geared to said drive-shaft and connected to operate said lasting mechanism, the rim o upon said shaft formed with the notches w, the clutch mechanism upon the drive-shaft, the treadle and dog mechanism engaging said rim and connected to operate said clutch mechanism, the standard upon the rear of the main frame, the tack-feeding mechanism upon said standard and geared to said drive-shaft, thepneumatic hand-controlled tack-driving mechanism suspended from said standard and above said lasting mechanism, the air-reservoir connected to said tack-driving mechanism, and the airpump geared to said drive-shaft and con- Inected to said reservoir, substantially as described.

4. In a combined lasting and tacking maand the revolving driveshaft journaled in said frame, of the lasting mechanism in the frame, the hand-lever for controlling the heel and toe clamps of said mechanism, the gearing between said mechanism and driveshaft, the clutch mechanism for said gearing, the treadle connected to operate said clutch mechanism, the pneumatic hand-controlled tack-driving mechanism suspended from said frame above said lasting mechanism, and the air pump and reservoir connected to said mechanism and geared to said drive-shaft, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

HENRY IV. DEAN. lVitnesses:

A. E. II. JOHNSON, JAMES MUNDELL.

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